Canadian English Meaning of forbear
forbear
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Definitions and Meaning of forbear in English
forbear (n)
a person from whom you are descended
forbear (v)
refrain from doing
resist doing something
forbear (n.)
An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.
forbear (v. i.)
To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.
To control one's self when provoked.
forbear (v. t.)
To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubdtful propriety.
To treat with consideration or indulgence.
To cease from bearing.
FAQs About the word forbear
forbear
a person from whom you are descended, refrain from doing, resist doing somethingAn ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural., To refrain from proceeding
avoid,(keep away from),refrain (from),abjure,abstain (from),deny,forego,forgo,refuse,shun
Bow,give in to,submit (to),succumb (to),surrender (to),yield to,capitulate,concede (to),defer,knuckle under to (someone/something)
forbathe => bathe, forbare => refrained, forbade => forbade, forayer => forager, adventurer, foray into => foray into,
